Chen Wenjun:

Thank you, Mr. Tian. Now the floor is open for questions. Please identify the media outlets you represent before raising questions.

Qiushi Journal:

Before the 20th CPC National Congress opened, the Communique of the Seventh Plenary Session of the 19th Central Committee of the CPC stressed once again that all Party members must have a keen understanding of the decisive significance of the Two Affirmations. How should we understand the decisive significance of the Two Affirmations?

Tian Peiyan:

I'll take this question. The Two Affirmations is the major political achievement made by the Party in the new era. It is the decisive factor in achieving historic achievements and bringing about landmark changes in the cause of the Party and the nation.

A robust leadership core and well-conceived theories are the key indicators of a mature Marxist political party. Over the past century, they have guided the CPC to victory and lasting greatness. Historical materialism reveals the principal role of the people in moving history forward, while fully recognizing the important role of elites in the development of history. It holds that every era should have its own outstanding figures. This is because these elites can understand the trends of the times correctly. They develop keen insights about the common aspirations of the people, put forward historic tasks, and clarify the goals to strive for in the future. They also aim high, possess extraordinary political wisdom and a strong sense of historical responsibility, and can effectively mobilize and rely on the people to turn their common aspirations into reality. General Secretary Xi Jinping is such an outstanding figure and a leader of the people with popular confidence in our great era.

Similarly, the well-conceived theoretical guidance of Marxism is the foundation of the Party to stay firm in its beliefs and convictions and seize the historical initiative. Only by treating science with a scientific attitude and pursuing truth with a truth-seeking spirit, adapting Marxism to the Chinese context and the needs of the times, continuously responding to the questions concerning China, the world, the people and the times, making correct choices in accordance with China's realities and the expectations of the times, and gaining a well-conceived understanding that conforms to objective laws, can the Party observe, understand, and steer the trends of our times correctly and achieve lasting victory. Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era is the latest theoretical achievement made by our Party in correctly responding to major questions raised by the times and practices. It is the Marxism of contemporary China and in the 21st century, embodies the essence of the times of Chinese culture and the Chinese spirit, and makes new advances in adapting Marxism to the Chinese context and the needs of the times.

Facts speak louder than words. Since the 18th CPC National Congress, in the face of challenging and complex environments both at home and abroad, a stream of major risks and challenges, and arduous tasks in pursuing reform, development and stability, the Party has overcome many remaining difficulties unresolved for a long time. It has achieved many major tasks that concern long-term development, made historic achievements and changes in the cause of the Party and the country, and turned China's national rejuvenation into a historical inevitability. The fundamental reason for these achievements is the leadership of General Secretary Xi Jinping and the well-conceived guidance of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era.

The decisive significance of the Two Affirmations has been reflected in the great changes taking place in a decade of the new era, imprinted in the mind of the Party, the armed forces and Chinese people of all ethnic groups. It will be fully demonstrated in the cause of the Party and the nation on the new journey of the new era. Thank you.